# ThoughtSpot alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where ThoughtSpot holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/thoughtspot/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Power BI: 103
- Looker Studio: 31
- Metabase: 14
- Tableau: 11
- Zoho Analytics: 11
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: 2

## Dashboards and data visualization

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name ThoughtSpot.

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 37 of those 84
- Looker Studio: first choice in 23 of those 84
- Metabase: first choice in 12 of those 84
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 9 of those 84
- Cube: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name ThoughtSpot (ThoughtSpot is #10 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 34 of those 73
- Looker Studio: first choice in 8 of those 73
- Metabase: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Tableau: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Zoho Analytics: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Domo: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Power BI Desktop: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 67 of 84 answers did not name ThoughtSpot (ThoughtSpot is #6 of 13 at 0%).

- Microsoft Power BI: first choice in 32 of those 67
- Tableau: first choice in 9 of those 67
- Microsoft Power BI with Fabric capacity: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Qlik Sense: first choice in 2 of those 67
- Basedash: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Helical Insight: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft Power BI Premium Per Capacity: first choice in 1 of those 67

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